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CTV News
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
The L.A. farmer's market where celebrities are as plentiful as the produce
Even if you have never been to Los Angeles, you may still harbour a subconscious awareness of Studio City Farmers Market. There, amongst the 85 organic produce vendors, did paparazzi first snap Jeremy Allen White back in 2023 straining against the weight of freshly-cut flowers the size of his torso — a sight that has since become a viral sensation. So memorable is that sighting of White that it was even raised during a recent appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.' 'You're always carrying giant bouquets of flowers everywhere you are, I love it. It's your thing,' said Fallon. 'I have this farmer's market near my house,' White said. 'It's on Sundays and I just love going there, I love having flowers in my house.' Apparently, so does every other celebrity within a 20 mile radius of the southeast San Fernando Valley, where Studio City Farmers Market — an LA institution that has been running since 1998, and White's farmers' market of choice — is located. So common are famous faces (Anne Hathaway, Jacob Elordi, Paris Hilton, Elle Fanning, Anwar Hadid and Barbara Palvin, to name a few) that Yelp reviews of the market often include an elated description of an A-lister sighting. On Getty alone, over 700 images are geotagged inside the space; while image platform Alamy features more than 4,000 photos shot there. Appetite for the market is growing, according to executive director of Studio City Chamber of Commerce, Esther Walker. Each week, she fields between five and ten vendor applications from growers and small businesses keen to sell at the storied location. First-time traders need not apply, Walker told CNN earlier this year, in light of the footfall of a few thousand that descend each week — which, for less experienced vendors, can be 'overwhelming.' 'Business is always nice for our vendors, but it is an extremely popular farmer's market,' she said. 'We're very crowded.' Despite White's recent endorsement of the market on prime-time TV, star power has always been part of Studio City's story. Walker began working for the Chamber of Commerce in 2007, just one year before the market's organizers made the decision to hire professional security. 'The reason was because we had so many issues with paparazzi,' she said. 'We had some really aggressive paparazzi that were following around actor parents with their kids and made them feel uncomfortable. We just felt like we needed to do something.' Currently, the market employs three security staff members, as well as three undercover security guards — all retired police officers. Paparazzi attitudes have evolved, however. 'I would say that the issues we had about 15 years ago don't really exist now,' said Walker. 'They tend to be a little more respectable, and they stay further away.' For Mike Arnoldi, an LA-based celebrity photographer, Studio City Farmers Market has been a certified hunting patch since it opened almost three decades ago. 'There's always been a steady flow of celebrities,' he said in a phone call. 'It just changes who's going to be there.' Back in the day, it was 'In Cold Blood' (1967) actor Robert Blake or James Franco, recalled Arnoldi. Now, it's White, Hilary Duff and 'Pretty Little Liars' actor Lucy Hale who he sees the most. Walker, who once swiftly recognized the market's A-lister clientele, such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, admitted that she was less familiar with the newer generation of stars who visit today. 'We get a lot of celebrities that my younger staff say, 'Oh my god, that's so-and-so from some show,'' she said. 'But I have no idea who they are.' Arnoldi — who counts himself one of the best celebrity spotters in the business — will start his day at the farmer's market around 9am and work straight through to 1pm, photographing on average around 20 different people. 'I shoot about 1,500 photos there, and then we narrow it down to about 40 that get sent out (to agencies like Getty and Backgrid).' His photos of White have been among the most lucrative, selling for around US$400 each. Other celebrity shots can vary anywhere from a nickel to $20 — a far cry from the couple thousand dollars a photographer might receive for a single film image, before the advent of digital cameras. Any images that feature children, Arnoldi says, are not distributed. While it's not illegal, he considers profiting off the photos of children 'unethical' and urges his staff to do the same. Not every celebrity wants their grocery run broadcast to the world, however. Lindsay Dix, who runs the bone broth stand ReBroth at Studio City with her business partner Mia Roe, says she has met most of her famous clients at the market — though several now order privately and have the soup delivered to their home. Not only is it more convenient, but it also prevents them from being 'out and chased around by the paparazzi,' she said. Dix added there's another reason for privacy, too: 'I used to do celebrity catering for 20 years, and a lot of people that claim to be vegan or vegetarian actually did eat meat.' Still, Arnoldi (who has made friends with many of the subjects of his images) has a handful of A-listers who feel differently. Some, he said, even call to give him a heads-up that they will be there on a particular day, bushels of lettuce in hand, hoping to be photographed. Written by Leah Dolan, CNN
Elle
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Why Turning 40 Looks Different for Millennials
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. When Anne Hathaway was cast as a 40-year-old mom in The Idea of You, there was backlash online. Surprisingly, it wasn't about the sexy storyline, in which she romances a younger male pop star. Instead, armchair commentators on Reddit said that she 'looked like a teenage girl' and seemed too young for the role. The Cut noted that her portrayal 'suggests a sophisticate in her early 30s at best.' And it's true—Hathaway looks young enough to get ID'd at a liquor store. But at the time of filming, she was also the same age as her character. As a millennial myself, it's especially unnerving to witness the The Princess Diaries star turn 40—but it's not just Hathaway who is throwing everyone off. As millennials reach so-called middle age, no one seems to be looking or 'acting' their age anymore. For this generation, born between 1981 and 1996, the phrase 'age is just a number' isn't a form of self-soothing. It might actually be true. We are used to being scrutinized. For decades now, millennial behaviors have been well-documented and mocked. We're the avocado toast-pilled, girl boss-ified, American Apparel-wearing, BuzzFeed-quiz-taking, side-part-sporting generation. As the first generation that grew up with the internet, our every move has been dissected to forecast trends and analyze the state of the culture at large. All this attention made our approach to aging and beauty uniquely influential. For other generations, turning 40 often served as a trope for midlife crises or 'life ends here' jabs in movies and TV. Miranda Hobbes bemoaned 43 as her 'scary age' in Sex and the City (Carrie Bradshaw's—for the record—was 45). In This Is 40, Gen Xers Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd are at a standstill in their lives and marriage. But now, as millennials reach the milestone, they're proving that this generation might actually be the first to push beyond aging stereotypes. 'There really is some truth to the idea that 40 is the new 30,' says Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and the author of Generation Me and the upcoming 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World. For many millennials, 40 doesn't feel like the midpoint of our life. 'They may anticipate longer lifespans, and more healthy years to enjoy,' says Anne Barrett, Ph.D., a professor of sociology at Florida State University. Twenge points out that millennials tend to be much less settled than previous generations, at least by traditional standards. Once, 40 was the age when your career was established, you'd been married for a long time, and your kids might be heading to college. According to Census data, in 1960, American women's median age at first marriage was around 20; today it's 28. In 2023, a Pew report found that a record number of 40-year-olds—25 percent—had never been married. Census data also shows that the number of women between 30 and 44 who have never had children is at a record high. Millennials aren't just figuring themselves out—they're holding onto their youthful looks, helped by a more open attitude toward beauty interventions. David Kim, M.D., a millennial dermatologist in New York City, calls us the 'Kardashian generation'—the first to witness the power of in-office treatments through influencers like Kim and Khloé, who actually admitted to getting them. When millennials came of age, he says, 'there was a huge spike in interest in cosmetic treatments and people being more curious about lasers and Botox and fillers.' Kim shares that openness to cosmetic treatments has helped millennials remain ageless into their fourth decade. Our generation proves that you can care about beauty and still be a serious person, and that beauty can be an empowering form of self-expression, too. Women like Emily Weiss of Glossier and Sophia Amoruso of Nasty Gal made a business out of celebrating individuality through beauty. 'We grew up in an age [when branding] encouraged being different, being you, and self-discovery,' Kim adds. Millennial beauty brands like Jen Atkin's Ouai, Milk Makeup, and ColourPop strike the perfect balance between accessible and playful. Some of us may have lived through more 'unprecedented times' than we would choose to, but we were also a generation raised on hope—we lived through Y2K and were thought of (or maybe thought of ourselves) as being a beacon of light for the new millennium. 'As teens and as young adults, millennials were more optimistic and had higher expectations than previous generations at the same age,' Twenge says. Perhaps hope is the secret sauce that you'll never find listed in your skin care ingredients. That hope, and need for self-expression, have shaped how millennials think about fashion, too. Take millennial pink, a term coined by ELLE's own fashion features director Véronique Hyland that ended up defining a generation of professional women. 'Around the time of the 'girl boss' era, you'd see women in pale pink suits—an intentional shade choice,' she says. 'The idea was that if you integrated yourself into the male-dominated power structure and brought a bit of femininity and your own flair, you could seamlessly fit into that existing system.' There was a softness to millennial pink. Now, Gen Z has Brat green, which Hyland says feels like the antithesis. 'It is intentionally sort of ugly,' she adds. 'It doesn't have this softness.' Brat green is jarring—it's a color that represents Gen Z's frankness and in-your-face attitudes, while millennials broke barriers more gently. Notably, millennials were also the first generation to put themselves out there on the internet, their MySpace and Tumblr experiments growing into the creator economy that exists today. In 2025, 84 percent of millennials say that user-generated content influences their beauty buying decisions, according to brand strategy consulting firm DCDX. The popularity of viral brands like Rhode, Rare Beauty, and Charlotte Tilbury shows that—even on the cusp of 40—millennials are using social media as a guide just as much as their Gen Z counterparts. Even as markers of success like home ownership elude them, research shows that many millennials continue to feel hopeful about the future. In a Deloitte survey, over 50 percent of them said they feel optimistic in their ability to make positive changes in the world around them, such as improving mental health awareness and access to education. Kim thinks that the generation's approach to aging also reflects their overall positivity. 'Millennials are happy looking—a little bit fresher, and brighter,' he says of his patients. 'They're very comfortable in their own skin, and they're not nitpicking everything about their hair, skin, or teeth that they don't like about themselves. They're very balanced. They really do embrace who they are.' As we enter our fourth decade, millennials are still exploring who they are—only now, there's less millennial pink, and American Apparel is firmly in the rearview. In 2025, turning 40 is not a midlife crisis. Rather, it's a time for reinvention (one survey showed that more than one in 10 millennials planned to quit their job for greener pastures in 2025). It's time to rethink cultural norms. And if you ask Hathaway, it's also time for really, mystifyingly good skin.
CNN
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
The LA farmer's market where celebrities are as plentiful as the produce
Even if you have never been to Los Angeles, you may still harbor a subconscious awareness of Studio City Farmers Market. There, amongst the 85 organic produce vendors, did paparazzi first snap Jeremy Allen White back in 2023 straining against the weight of freshly-cut flowers the size of his torso — a sight that has since become a viral sensation. So memorable is that sighting of White that it was even raised during a recent appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.' 'You're always carrying giant bouquets of flowers everywhere you are, I love it. It's your thing,' said Fallon. 'I have this farmer's market near my house,' White said. 'It's on Sundays and I just love going there, I love having flowers in my house.' Apparently, so does every other celebrity within a 20 mile radius of the southeast San Fernando Valley, where Studio City Farmers Market — an LA institution that has been running since 1998, and White's farmers' market of choice — is located. So common are famous faces (Anne Hathaway, Jacob Elordi, Paris Hilton, Elle Fanning, Anwar Hadid and Barbara Palvin, to name a few) that Yelp reviews of the market often include an elated description of an A-lister sighting. On Getty alone, over 700 images are geotagged inside the space; while image platform Alamy features more than 4,000 photos shot there. Appetite for the market is growing, according to executive director of Studio City Chamber of Commerce, Esther Walker. Each week, she fields between five and ten vendor applications from growers and small businesses keen to sell at the storied location. First-time traders need not apply, Walker told CNN earlier this year, in light of the footfall of a few thousand that descend each week — which, for less experienced vendors, can be 'overwhelming.' 'Business is always nice for our vendors, but it is an extremely popular farmer's market,' she said. 'We're very crowded.' Despite White's recent endorsement of the market on prime-time TV, star power has always been part of Studio City's story. Walker began working for the Chamber of Commerce in 2007, just one year before the market's organizers made the decision to hire professional security. 'The reason was because we had so many issues with paparazzi,' she said. 'We had some really aggressive paparazzi that were following around actor parents with their kids and made them feel uncomfortable. We just felt like we needed to do something.' Currently, the market employs three security staff members, as well as three undercover security guards — all retired police officers. Paparazzi attitudes have evolved, however. 'I would say that the issues we had about 15 years ago don't really exist now,' said Walker. 'They tend to be a little more respectable, and they stay further away.' For Mike Arnoldi, an LA-based celebrity photographer, Studio City Farmers Market has been a certified hunting patch since it opened almost three decades ago. 'There's always been a steady flow of celebrities,' he said in a phone call. 'It just changes who's going to be there.' Back in the day, it was 'In Cold Blood' (1967) actor Robert Blake or James Franco, recalled Arnoldi. Now, it's White, Hilary Duff and 'Pretty Little Liars' actor Lucy Hale who he sees the most. Walker, who once swiftly recognized the market's A-lister clientele, such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, admitted that she was less familiar with the newer generation of stars who visit today. 'We get a lot of celebrities that my younger staff say, 'Oh my god, that's so-and-so from some show,'' she said. 'But I have no idea who they are.' Arnoldi — who counts himself one of the best celebrity spotters in the business — will start his day at the farmer's market around 9am and work straight through to 1pm, photographing on average around 20 different people. 'I shoot about 1,500 photos there, and then we narrow it down to about 40 that get sent out (to agencies like Getty and Backgrid).' His photos of White have been among the most lucrative, selling for around $400 each. Other celebrity shots can vary anywhere from a nickel to $20 — a far cry from the couple thousand dollars a photographer might receive for a single film image, before the advent of digital cameras. Any images that feature children, Arnoldi says, are not distributed. While it's not illegal, he considers profiting off the photos of children 'unethical' and urges his staff to do the same. Related vertical video With $10 million, you can buy a private island… or this handbag Not every celebrity wants their grocery run broadcast to the world, however. Lindsay Dix, who runs the bone broth stand ReBroth at Studio City with her business partner Mia Roe, says she has met most of her famous clients at the market — though several now order privately and have the soup delivered to their home. Not only is it more convenient, but it also prevents them from being 'out and chased around by the paparazzi,' she said. Dix added there's another reason for privacy, too: 'I used to do celebrity catering for 20 years, and a lot of people that claim to be vegan or vegetarian actually did eat meat.' Still, Arnoldi (who has made friends with many of the subjects of his images) has a handful of A-listers who feel differently. Some, he said, even call to give him a heads-up that they will be there on a particular day, bushels of lettuce in hand, hoping to be photographed.
Geek Tyrant
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Tom Holland Says Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY 'Is Going to Be Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen' — GeekTyrant
Tom Holland's done battle with Thanos, danced through multiverses, and swung his way into the hearts of millions, but according to him, none of that compares to the experience of working on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey . In a recent interview with GQ, the Spider-Man star couldn't contain his excitement when talking about the upcoming epic: 'It was amazing. The job of a lifetime, without a doubt. The best experience I've had on the film set. Incredible. It was exciting. It was different. And I think the movie is going to be unlike anything we've ever seen.' Considering the source material, a mythic journey written nearly 2,700 years ago, it might seem like we know the story. But this is Nolan we're talking about. The film follows Odysseus (Matt Damon) on his treacherous journey home after the Trojan War, while his son Telemachus (Holland) grows up in his absence, watching his mother Penelope fend off suitors and cling to hope. And for Holland, it wasn't just the story that blew him away, it was the people involved: 'Matt Damon has always been a hero of mine, Anne Hathaway has always been a hero of mine, so to share scenes with them, to learn from them, to become friends with them, I couldn't have asked for a better job. 'And I'm so proud of the work I've done. I came to work every day with a real sense of purpose and a point to prove, and I'm so grateful to Chris to have given me that opportunity.' While most of the roles remain under wraps, we know that Charlize Theron is playing the enchantress Circe, and it's a safe bet Anne Hathaway is stepping into Penelope's shoes, given Holland's comments about sharing scenes with her. Holland also gave high praise to Nolan and his producing partner Emma Thomas: 'Working with Chris, getting to know him and Emma [Thomas, wife and producer of all of Nolan's films] was absolutely fantastic. I've never seen someone that can work the way that they do, and there is a reason why they're the best in the business for sure. 'To get a front row seat to that and to be a part of the process and to collaborate with a true master of his craft and learn from him was the best experience I've ever had.' In addition to Damon, Holland, Hathaway, and Theron, the film's ensemble includes Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Mia Goth, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Himesh Patel, Will Yun Lee, Benny Safdie, and Jon Bernthal who'll also be teaming up with Holland again in Spider-Man: Brand New Day as Frank Castle/Punisher. Whether you're a Nolan devotee or just love a good myth retold, The Odyssey looks like it's shaping up to be something awesome. If Holland's enthusiasm is any indication, we're in for one hell of a journey.
Daily Record
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Anne Hathaway to play Taylor Swift-inspired popstar in upcoming film
Anne Hathaway will reportedly be part of a "lesbian power couple" with Michaela Coel in new film Mother Mary directed by David Lowery. Anne Hathaway is set to take on the role of a pop star with a likeness to both Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. However, she is tipped to have a concealed dark side in the upcoming film, Mother Mary. The new movie will feature Princess Diaries star Anne Hathaway alongside Michaela Coel, who is rumoured to be playing her partner in a "lesbian power couple". Coel has previously been acclaimed for portraying Arabella Essiedu in BBC 's I May Destroy You. Coel steps into the role of a fashion designer and a long-standing pal of Hathaway's character, pivotal to her public image. Mother Mary promises an original narrative interwoven with musical elements, according to reports in the Mirror. Featuring a soundtrack that includes contributions from Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff, the film is complemented with singing and dancing. The project is under the direction of David Lowery, known for his work on A Ghost Story (2017), The Green Knight (2021), and Pete's Dragon (2016). Discussing the demanding role and its intricate choreography in a Vogue interview, Anne Hathaway shared: "I had to submit to being a beginner. The humility of that, showing up every day knowing you're going to suck, and it has to be okay. "You're not 'bad, you're just a beginner. Getting to that mindset - I had to shed some things that were hard to shed. It was welcome. But it was hard, the way transformational experiences can be hard. "My body was so locked up, I literally couldn't take a deep breath. I'd been trying to open that space for years and I thought it was physically impossible. All my breath, it was stuck." Coel has also shared insights into her deep dive into character preparation, revealing she attended techno clubs in Cologne, Germany during the shoot and even brought co-star Hathaway along for the experience. She praised the script as "vivid" and spoke of how the cast were "forced into an intensity" throughout the production. Lowery recounted a particularly intense moment on set: "It felt like shooting Apocalypse Now. At one point Annie [Hathaway] broke down and said, 'I have to apologise, because I think what's going to come out of me will hurt you,' and Michaela [Coel] took her hands and said, 'I love you, I trust you.'". Mother Mary is described by Deadline as an "epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer". Other sources suggest Hathaway and Coel will portray a "lesbian power couple battling fame". The film boasts a stellar supporting cast including Jessica Brown Findlay, Sian Clifford, Alba Baptista, FKA twigs, Kaia Gerber, and Hunter Schafer. While the release date remains under wraps, it has been tipped for a 2026 debut.
